Paper roll holding device



PAPER ROLL HOLDING DEVICE Filed April 26, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORN EY March 3, 1936. I A s SCHENKER 2,032,440

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ATTOR'NEY Patented Mar. 3, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PAPER ROLL HOLDING DEVICE Abraham S. Schenker, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application April 26, 1934, Serial No. 722,428

5 Claims.

This invention relates to paper roll holding devices and particularly to such devices for holding toilet paper rolls for use in tiled bath and toilet rooms. The devices for holding toilet 5 paper rolls in tiled bath and toilet rooms as commonly arranged include a pair of spaced pivot sockets or elements each in portion of a tile cavity or in a projecting part of a tile, which tile is cemented into and forms part of the room wall.

Thus the pivotal sockets or holding elements are essentially fixed and in spaced relation to each other. The paper roll is ordinarily held on a spindle passed through the roll and held by means of the sockets or pivotal elements.

15 The main object of the present invention is to provide an improved spindle for the above purpose and which is more readily inserted and held between the fixed supports together with the roll of toilet paper, and also more readily removed 20 when desired, than those now in use.

The invention includes an improved manual device for the purpose of engaging and disengaging the spindle from the supports, and also includes a means to conveniently bring the spindle 5 to a length to fit the distance between the fixed supports. 3

In the drawings of the invention accompanying and forming part of this specification,-

Figure 1 is a plan partly in section of one form 30 of my invention.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the spindle and spring.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the spindle taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

35 Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the spindle.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the hollow tile l Fig. 6 is a plan of another form of the invention, part of the spindle being shown broken away.

40 Fig. 7 is a side elevation of part of the spindle. Fig. 8 is a transverse section of the spindle taken on the line 88 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is an end elevation of the spindle looking from the right in Fig. 6.

45 Fig. 10 is a plan of another form of my invention.

Fig. 11 is an end elevation of the same as seen from the left in Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a plan of still another form.

50 Fig. 13 is a plan of another modification, and

Fig. 14 is a detail plan of the left hand portion of the part 31.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings, the numeral l refers to the member illustrated in 55 Fig. 5 and which is made in the form of a hollow tile having a cylindrical cavity 2, end walls 3, and sockets 4 in said end walls. The numeral indicates the roll holding spindle which is preferably formed in two parts 6 and l, the part 6 being provided with a pivotal portion 'or element 8 which is adapted to engage in the socket 4 of the left hand end wall 3. The part 6 has a tubular portion 6a, having a longitudinal slot 6b and a series of notches 60 along one edge of the slot. The pivotal portion 8 is connected to the part 6a by branches 8a and the tubular portion 6a may if desired be in two parts such as Ed abutting together on the side opposite the slot 6b along the edges 6e.

The part I has a tubular portion l0 into which 15 the part 6 extends and is held therein by the resilience of the part 1 as well as its own resilience. There is a slot II in the part 1 and. the bore of the same being slightly less in diameter than the outside diameter of the part 6, there is sufficient resilience in the said parts to hold them in their normal position. v

The part I is provided with an inward projection 1a which cooperates with the notches 6c in positioning the two parts 6 and I. The said projeotion 1a is movable lengthwise along the slot 6b by first turning the parts 6 and I relatively to each other to disengage the projection la, from the notches 60. On attaining the desired length of spindle the parts 6 and 1 are again turned relatively to each other so that'the projection 1w again engages one of the notches 6c.

' There is a resilient member l4 secured to the right hand end of the tubular portion I0, which can be secured to said portion in any suitable 5 manner but preferably by forming a flattened part l5 at the end part, apertures I5a and ears IS on each side of the part [5, which ears are forced against the end or juncture portion of the part l4 and thus clamp it firmly in position. 40

The part l4 has a pivotal element "5 adapted to engage in the socket 4 of the right hand end wall 3 of the member I. There is a handle or finger portion [1 extending toward the right beyond the edge of the right hand end wall 3 and extending away'from the paper roll R, which is here indicated in broken lines.

When it is desired to insert the spindle 5 with the roll of paper thereon between the walls 3, the member I4 is moved by the handle [1 so that it comes to the dotted line position indicated by Ma in Fig. 1, thus shortening the spindle 5 so that it will pass between the walls 3 and on releasing the member l4, the pivotal elements seat themselves in the sockets 4 of the end walls 3.

Thus the paper roll R is readily and conveniently mounted in its proper position in the member and the member I4 cannot crush the edges of the paper in the roll R.

In Fig. 6 the numbers 2| and 22 indicate theone of the annular grooves 26 of the part 6'. The.

part 6 has a longitudinal groove 21' through which the projection 25 is moved to bring it into and out of position. 7

There is a resilient portion ll joined to the tubular portion l0 and this is preferably in the form of a V-shaped'spring having two branches 28 and 29. On the branch 29 is a pivotal element 38 secured in any suitable manner and a; finger portion or handle 3| is provided thereon and placed so as to always be clear of the pivot support 22. When it is desired to insert the spindle 5 between the supports 2| and 22, the finger portion or handle 3| is moved to the left, thus moving the branch 29 andpivotal element at. Thus the spindle is shortened enough to allow it to be placed between the supports 2| and 22, and for the elements 8' and 3|lto respectively engage the elements 4 of the supports 2| and 22. When it is desired to remove the spindle 5, the handle 3| is moved to the left, the spindle being again shortened and can be removed from the supports.

In order to bring the spindle to fit varying distances between the supports, the parts 6' and I can be adjusted by first turning the tubular por tion I0 until the projection 25 coincides with the longitudinal groove 21, then moving the part lengthwise along the groove until the desired length of spindle is attained, and then turning the portion l0 so that the projection 25 enters an annular groove 26.

In the modification shown in Fig. 10 it will be noted that the variousparts of the device are formed 'from a single piece of metal and comprise a portion 5 to be placed in the paper roll, and a V-spring |4- having branches 28 and 25', a pivotal element iii) and a handle 3|. There is a pivotal element 8" at the left hand end which is formed by bent portions8' on each side of the metal strip 35 of which the article is formed.

Another form is illustrated in Fig. 12 in which the part 6' is similar to the part 6 of Fig. 6, but omitting the annular grooves 26, and the part 1" differs from the part I of Fig. 6 in omitting the tubular portion Ill.v The V-spring 14 is similar to the V-spring H of Fig. 6 but has a numberof perforations 36 in the left hand part 31, which last is inserted in the slot 38 of the part 6". A pin 39 secures the parts 6" and 1" in position, being passed through one of the perforations of the part 31.

The form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 13 is similar to that of Fig. l but the member 6m is without the notches 8c and is solid and not of sheet metal as in that form. The spindle is indicated by 5a and is in two parts 6m and 1m. The resilient member is indicated by Na, its pivotal element by Mia and its handle by ||a. |5a is the flattened part of the tubular portion "la, and |5b are ears which grip the inner end of the member Ma. The portion lila is tubular and has a longitudinal slot He, the diameter of Illa being slightly less than that of the part 6a, and the part Ia. grips the part 6a with force sufficient to hold it in its normal position. The parts 60. and 1a can be forced by hand inwardly or outwardly to obtain proper adjustment.

What I claim is:

1. A paper roll spindle having a pivotal element at one end, a. resilient part at the other end also providedwith a pivotal element, and an outwardly and transversely disposed handle portion whereby the spindle can be engaged and disengaged, said resilient part and handle portion being: carried entirely by said spindle. I

2. A paper roll spindlefor use with a pair of fixed spaced oppositely disposed pivotal elements andcomprising an end part having a pivotal element, a spring lever at the other end also provided with a pivotal element and a. handle on the lever outward of the adjacent pivotal .element, said spring lever and handle being carried entirely by said spindle.

3. The combination with two spaced fixed supports having oppositely disposed pivotal elements, of a paper roll spindle having a part to extend throughthe paper roll and provided with a pivotal portion to engage one of said support pivotal elements, and a resilient portion at the other end having a pivotal element to engage the other support pivotal element and a transversely disposed element free of the adjacentsupport and whereby the spindle can. be engaged and disengaged from said supports.

4. A paper roll holding spindle comprising a tubular'portion having a pivotal element, a second tubular portion telescopic. relatively to the firstmentioned one, and a spring lever carriedby said second tubular portion, said lever provided with a. junctureiportion' and. a handle portion, there being a pivotal element between the Junoture portion and handle. portion. 1 I

5. A paper roll holding spindle comprising a tubular portion having a pivotal element and a plurality of notches spaced longitudinally of said portion, a second tubular portiontelescopic relatively to the first mentioned one and having an element near one end to engage said notches and also having an apertured portion adjacent the other end, and a spring lever carried by said second tubular portion, said lever provided with. a junctureportion to engage with; said apertured portion and also provided with a handle portion Cal and a pivotal element between the juncture por- 65 tion and handle portion.

ABRAHAM S. SCHENKER. 

